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N6. 225,346. Patented Mar. 9, 1880.

N. PETERS. PHOTWLITNOGRAPKER. WA$HINGTOM D. G.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY CLAYTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 225,346, dated March 9, 1880.

Application filed August 18, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY CLAYTON, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fans, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of the fan embodying my invention. thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

My invention consists in swinging arms suspended from a ceiling, or elsewhere overhead, and firmly connected by a cross-piece, in combination with a swinging fan which is suspended from said arms, so as to be powerfully operated.

It also consists in crossing the swinging arms, whereby they are firmly connected.

Referring to the drawings,Arepresents two arms, which are suspended by means of hooks and eyes from the ceiling of an apartment, horizontal arms, or other suitable places overhead.

B represents a fan, consisting of a frame with suitable cloth or paper stretched thereon, or otherwise constructed, as now well known. This fan is suspended from the lower end of arms A by means of hooks and eyes or other hinged joints.

It will be seen that the fan has a free motion at its place of connection with the arms A, and said arms have a free motion at their places of connection with the ceiling. Conse- Fig. 2 is a face view quently, when the arms are swung or operated by means of the cord or connection '0, the fan receives swinging motions independent of the swinging motions of the arms, and thus opero ates with great power, the airbeing violently agitated thereby.

The lower ends of the arms A are connected by a cross-piece, D, which may be weighted for evident purposes, and the cord or connection 0 may be provided with a handle and pass over pulleys for ease of operation.

The arms A are crossed at their centers or other suitable points, and there nailed, screwed, or otherwise fastened; and as they are connected below by the piece D, it is evident that they are firmly and securely attached and en-' HARRY CLAYTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, A. P. GRANT. 

